Deep Water (2006): Crowhurst's Bad Start

The clip Crowhurst's Bad Start from Deep Water (2006)

Hynds: This was a classic tale of English derring-do
on a shoestring,
the homegrown British hero.
There will be TV deals, there will be newspaper deals.
I mean, it's... sort of that feeding frenzy start.
Rodney, my boss, was a businessman
as well as a journalist. He was a Dickensian character...
the Artful Dodger,
perhaps even a Fagin.
He immediately saw the potential
to make a lot of money.
Rodney Hallworth: A press agent's job is to get hold of the package
which could be as dull as an old tin box.
Many people who do great things are often,
as personalities, rather dull.
So you got to dress it up... a bit Christmassy...
so that it appears attractive.
Donald decided originally
to start down beyond Penzance.
But here in Teignmouth, we have a fairly active publicity setup,
and we've persuaded him to come 150 miles backwards
to start here and enjoy the delights of Teignmouth.
All the hoteliers immediately saw the potential,
publicitywise.
Swinton: Crowhurst's journey to Teignmouth
was the first outing for his revolutionary boat.
It should have taken three days to get there.
It took two weeks.
Hynds: It was pretty embarrassing.
We'd been promoting Crowhurst as "the dark horse of the sea."
We initially thought that this was a man
who had made transatlantic voyages.
He wasn't. He'd messed about in boats,
but he was almost a weekend sailor.
But everyone loved the idea of this boy's own hero.
We wanted him to succeed.

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